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CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters and Muslim Brotherhood supporters rallied Friday throughout Egypt against a military coup and a bloody security crackdown, though tanks and armored police vehicles barred them from converging in major squares.
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WASHINGTON — Edging toward a punitive strike against Syria, President Barack Obama said Friday he is weighing “limited and narrow” action as the administration bluntly accused Bashar Assad’s government of launching a chemical weapons attack that killed at...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is poised to become the first U.S. leader in three decades to attack a foreign nation without mustering broad international support or acting in direct defense of Americans.
Not since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan ...

CHICAGO — Act I, Scene 1: Four actors in well-worn coveralls and baseball caps take the stage at the county jail. They’re here to tell a tale of love, friendship, jealousy and betrayal. It’s the stuff of Shakespearean tragedy. The names and themes haven’t...

TALLAHASSEE — Hundreds of thousands of Floridians who rely on Citizens Property Insurance could soon find themselves with a new insurance company.
State regulators last week quietly signed off on a plan to let 10 different insurance companies absorb nearl...

NEW YORK (AP) — August was tough on the stock market. Now, investors face an even scarier September.
Disappointing news on consumer spending helped pull stocks lower Friday in a quiet end to the market’s worst month in more than a year.
The Standard & Poo...

MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — An 18-year-old man was convicted of murder in the shooting of a baby who was riding in a stroller alongside his mom in a town in coastal Georgia despite the defense’s attempt to cast guilt upon several others, including the child’s pa...

ENGLEWOOD — The Charlotte Harbor Super Boat Grand Prix may not be until April, but there’ll be a little taste of what’s to come in Monday’s Pioneer Days Parade.
One of the high-powered boats expected to compete in the race off the coast of Manasota Key wi...

PUNTA GORDA — New Operation Cooper Street on Wednesday selected an alumnus of the youth-development center to lead the organization. In a unanimous vote, the Cooper Street board named Eddie Moore Jr. as executive director.
“He’s a guy who can reach out to...

PUNTA GORDA — Next week the public will have its first opportunity to comment on next year’s proposed city budget.
The public hearing on the 2014 budget will be held at 5:01 p.m. Wednesday in the Council Chambers, 326 W. Marion Ave.
At this meeting, counc...